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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Applicant:
Farshid Moussavi, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventor:
Farshid Moussavi, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing or eliminating tracking errors associated with accelerometer-based input devices. The method and apparatus calculates a velocity of the input device; determines if the calculated velocity indicates a motion tracking error; and ignores the calculated velocity if the motion tracking error is indicated.